Gazetteer
Place | Description |
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Hogan's Lake |
SE Orange County 2½ mi. NW of town of Carrboro. Alt. 488. Formed in 1930 by H. C. Hogan and named for his family. Covers 17 acres, with a max. depth of 15 ft. For private recreation. |
Hogans Creek |
rises in NW Caswell County and flows NE into Dan River. |
Hogback Gap |
W Swain County between Cabe Branch and De Hart Creek. |
Hogback Knob |
W Henderson County. Alt. 3,020. |
Hogback Mountain |
E Macon County between Walnut and Buck Creeks. |
Hogback Ridge |
S Buncombe County between Redmans Cove and Buckeye Cove. |
Hogback Township |
SW Transylvania County. |
Hogback Valley |
community in W Transylvania County near Lake Toxaway. |
Hogeye Branch |
rises in NW Buncombe County and flows NE into Sandymush Creek. |
Hogg's Folly |
name formerly applied to a tract of land in W New Hanover County adjoining Wilmington on the n. John Hogg, in the eighteenth century, by means of a ditch, enclosed a tract of land on which he intended to establish a market garden. Evidently, failure of the project produced the name. |